Dessert Recipes

The kindergarten Halloween party was in six hours and I had completely forgotten. I mean, I’d signed up for the treat table weeks ago, but … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, clutching a bag of pretzel rods and a block of white almond … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cooling rack—mine had mysteriously vanished after a particularly ambitious cookie marathon—and the … Read more

There used to be this tiny candy shop tucked inside a vintage market in downtown Portland that made the most incredible popcorn bark. When they … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a ridiculous craving for something that crunched and snapped and made my mouth do … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop on Grand Avenue called Sprinkle & Shout. They made a … Read more

I had refused to make small-batch cookies for years. Years. It seemed like such a silly compromise—why bother heating up the oven for just six … Read more

The school bake sale was in less than twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. It was a Tuesday night, I was out of butter, and … Read more

This was supposed to be a salted caramel bark. I had the recipe bookmarked, the good chocolate chilling in the pantry, and a very specific … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a desperate need for something that looked like it belonged at a … Read more